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The Necco Candy Company is closing down the Pewaukee, WI plant that manufactures the tasty candy morsels known as Candy Raisins. They are moving most of the production of this plant to another in Massachusetts, but the fate of Candy Raisins remains up the the air. Please sign this petition to help save this great little candy treat! If you have a Candy Raisin story to share with us, be sure to fill out the comment box. We’ll be publishing the best stories on a Your Stories page soon. Your information will NOT be shared with any third parties.

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Marin Thompson, “Please save the candy raisins and distribute them on the west coast!”
Sue Liebe, “been eating them forever.plz keep making them!got ours from the candy counter at goldmanns.”
Lynn O’Brien, “I hope that they don’t disappear!”
Jill Santoro, “These are my family’s tradition- don’t stop making them, please!”
Maryann Linger, “Please save the candy raisns, they have been a favorite of mine for more than 30 years. They bring back wonderful childhood memories of buying them in bulk at Buddy Squirrel’s in Bayshore Mall Glendale, WI.”
Judy Dixon
Michael Puestow, “I am 57 and have been eating candy from the Pewaukee plant since I was young. Candy raisins, 4 for a penny at the local drug store. In fact, my dad remodeled the Stark’s offices in the 60’s and he would come home with boxes of “rejects”.”
Karen Axkroff
Fred Weinman, “Always leave “Half Nuts” with more than I intended to buy including “Candy Raisins””
Greg Lorge, “This candy is a favorite of mine and is fast growing fame in Floida as every time I go to Wisconsin I buy 10 bags to bring back to Florida for my friends. Please keep making this candy”
Cathy Knight, “Please keep making the candy raisins. I’ve never eaten them but would if they were available where I live now. I grew up not far from the Wisconsin border and don’t ever remember seeing this candy.”
Chris Pokrop
Lisa Doak, “When I get some candy raisins, everyone I share them with wants some. Candy raisins need more advertising. People outside Wisconsin don’t know what they are missing.”
Emily Franco
Melissa Lemmens
Rachel Dianne
Mindy Chen
sarah
Paige
Joane
Amy C., “Save the candy raisins!!”
Casey Wright
Tracey Pollack, “Please save the candy raisins!!! Thank you!!!”
Lauren Cunningham
Marc Breitsprecher, “Do not discontinue the most wonderful candy ever!!”